Pilot Point, AK
How exposed is Pilot Point to wildfire?
Pilot Point's 97 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pilot Point's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Where Pilot Point's buildings actually sit
100% of Pilot Point's 97 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 97 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Pilot Point against the rest of the country
Pilot Point's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alaska (44th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pilot Point ranks 14,265 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,160 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 182 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Pilot Point's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pilot Point (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pilot Point's 14,265-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pilot Point, see the exposure-zones guide.